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Promotion of cactus pear as a multipurpose crop to enhance the livelihood of poor farmers in dry areas of Northern Africa and Western Asia

ICARDA developed a suite of best-bet agronomic practices to maximize productivity. To change farmers’ attitudes and practices regarding cactus pear, ICARDA carried out awareness-raising and capacity development. We trained farmers on using cactus pear as fodder reserve. We facilitated business devel...

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Main Author: CGIAR Research Program on Livestock
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
Published: 2020
Subjects:
farmers
productivity
development
rural development
capacity development
africa
systems
agronomic practices
fodder
agrifood systems
attitudes
asia
awareness-raising
western asia
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/123389
Summary:ICARDA developed a suite of best-bet agronomic practices to maximize productivity. To change farmers’ attitudes and practices regarding cactus pear, ICARDA carried out awareness-raising and capacity development. We trained farmers on using cactus pear as fodder reserve. We facilitated business development by sharing experiences about all aspects of cactus use.

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